Folks, facts, orgs, et cetera

Tid-bits and moves from Landmark, RPS, Geomodeling, Fugro, Labrador, Neuralog, Roxar etc…

Peter Bernard has been named president of Landmark Graphics, replacing Andy Lane. Bernard was previously with the Halliburton ‘mother ship’.

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Environmental consultancy RPS plc has acquired Troy Ikoda. Troy Ikoda joins HydroSearch, acquired in 2003, in RPS’ Energy division.

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Calgary-based Geomodeling Technology Corp. has signed up Second Summit as its UK marketing and support provider.

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Gravity and magnetics specialist Fugro-LCT is to become an internal division of Fugro Robertson.

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Oil vertical ERP vendor Sterne Stackhouse is to change its name to Labrador Technologies, reflecting ‘a renewed focus on the company’s core software business.’

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Neuralog has signed Ruzica Kosir as software engineer. Rusica was previously with iDc and Divestco.

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Roxar is has opened new offices in Kazakhstan and Tyumen and is to treble its Moscow workforce. Roxar claims over 400 installations in the CIS in companies including TNK-BP, Lukoil, Bashneft, Sibneft, Tatneft and Zarubejneft.

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Don Lanman has joined consulting and training house SCA as Chief Petroleum Engineer. Lanman was previously with Amoco and JM Huber Corp.

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Dave Work has left Energy Virtual Partners to join the board of Veritas DGC Inc.

Seitel is to raise $190 million in a private offering as per its chapter 11 reorganization. Proceeds are earmarked for creditors.

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Schlumberger Information Solutions has licensed Norwegian HueSpace’s volume visualization technology.

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Trango Technologies has hired Pete Bratton and Vern Campbell. Bratton was previously with Landmark Graphics.

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Knowledge Systems has promoted Eamonn Doyle VP Operations for EAME and hired John McIntosh as account manager to the region.

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Landmark has acquired IBM’s remaining shareholding in Norwegian Petrodata which is now a wholly-owned Landmark unit.

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